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H4672מָצָאma.tsa

to findPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 56
  2. 22
  3. 8
  4. 11
  5. 25
  6. 4
  7. 14
  8. 4
  9. 39
  10. 10
  11. 16
  12. 25
  13. 11
  14. 28
  15. 4
  16. 8
  17. 8
  18. 19
  19. 19
  20. 27
  21. 17
  22. 9
  23. 18
  24. 26
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 8
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 1
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 2
  39. 1

Renderings

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455 occurrences in 425 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Proverbs 16:20

    He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

    יִמְצָא־ yim.tza'- “he finds”

  2. Proverbs 16:31

    The hoary head is a crown of glory, it is found in the way of righteousness.

    תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ ti.ma.Tze' “it is found”

  3. Proverbs 17:20

    He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.

    יִמְצָא־ yim.tza'- “he finds”

  4. Proverbs 18:22

    Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

    מָצָ֣א ma.Tza' “he finds”מָ֣צָא Ma.tza' “he finds”

  5. Proverbs 19:8

    He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

    לִמְצֹא־ (מְצֹא) m.tzo'- “find”

  6. Proverbs 20:6

    Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?

    יִמְצָֽא׃ yim.Tza' “will he find”

  7. Proverbs 21:21

    He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, prosperity, and honour.

    יִמְצָ֥א yim.Tza' “he finds”

  8. Proverbs 24:14

    So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

    מָ֭צָאתָ Ma.tza.ta “you find [it]”

  9. Proverbs 25:16

    Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

    מָ֭צָאתָ Ma.tza.ta “you have found”

  10. Proverbs 28:23

    He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

    יִמְצָ֑א yim.Tza' “he will find”

  11. Proverbs 31:10

    A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.

    יִמְצָ֑א yim.Tza' “will he find”

  12. Ecclesiastes 3:11

    He hath made every thing beautiful in its time; also He hath set the world in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

    יִמְצָ֣א yim.Tza' “he will find”

  13. Ecclesiastes 7:14

    In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God hath made even the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

    יִמְצָ֧א yim.Tza' “he will find out”

  14. Ecclesiastes 7:24

    That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

    יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ (יִמְצָאֶֽ) yim.tza.'E. “will he find out”

  15. Ecclesiastes 7:26

    and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

    וּמוֹצֶ֨א (מוֹצֶ֨א) mo.Tze' “[was] finding”

  16. Ecclesiastes 7:27

    Behold, this have I found, saith Koheleth, adding one thing to another, to find out the account;

    מָצָ֔אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”לִמְצֹ֥א (מְצֹ֥א) m.Tzo' “find”

  17. Ecclesiastes 7:28

    which yet my soul sought, but I found not; one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

    מָצָ֑אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”מָצָ֔אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”מָצָֽאתִי׃ ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  18. Ecclesiastes 7:29

    Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

    מָצָ֔אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”

  19. Ecclesiastes 8:17

    then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun; because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

    לִמְצוֹא֙ (מְצוֹא֙) m.tzO' “find out”יִמְצָ֑א yim.Tza' “he will find out”לִמְצֹֽא׃ (מְצֹֽא) m.Tzo' “find out”

  20. Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

    תִּמְצָ֧א tim.Tza' “it finds”

  21. Ecclesiastes 9:15

    now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

    וּמָ֣צָא (מָ֣צָא) Ma.tza' “someone found”

  22. Ecclesiastes 11:1

    Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.

    תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ (תִּמְצָאֶֽ) tim.tza.'E. “you will find”

  23. Ecclesiastes 12:10

    Koheleth sought to find out words of delight, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

    לִמְצֹ֖א (מְצֹ֖א) m.Tzo' “find”

  24. Song of Songs 3:1

    By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but I found him not.

    מְצָאתִֽיו׃ (מְצָאתִֽי) me.tza.Ti “I found”

  25. Song of Songs 3:2

    'I will rise now, and go about the city, in the streets and in the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth.' I sought him, but I found him not.

    מְצָאתִֽיו׃ (מְצָאתִֽי) me.tza.Ti “I found”